Julie Iromuanya Explained

Julie Iromuanya (born 1982) is an American author and academic. Her 2015 novel Mr. and Mrs. Doctor was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction,^[1] was shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction,^{[2] [3]} was the runner-up for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature^{[4] [5] [6]} and was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize for Debut Fiction.^{[7] [8]}

Education

Iromuanya, who was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to immigrant parents from Nigeria,^[1] graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree and got her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She teaches as an assistant professor of English and Africana literature at the University of Chicago. She has been part of the faculty at the University of Dayton, the University of Tampa, Northeastern Illinois University, and the University of Arizona’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Julie Iromuanya Nebraska Authors. nebraskaauthors.org. 2019-10-31.
2. Web site: Interview with the Finalists of 2016 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. P. E. N. America. 2016-04-04. PEN America. en. 2019-10-31.
3. Web site: Iromuanya's debut novel shortlisted for PEN Literary Award Department of English Nebraska. www.unl.edu. 2016-02-03. 2019-10-31.
4. Web site: Ile wins Etisalat prize for literature, Iromuanya is runner-up. guardian.ng. 2017-05-22. 2019-10-31.
5. Web site: Nigerian writer wins 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature. Segun. Adebowale. 2017-06-04. The Eagle Online. en-US. 2019-10-31.
6. Web site: Jowhor Ile wins Etisalat Literature Prize. NAN. Punch Newspapers. en-US. 2017-05-21. 2019-10-31.
7. All eight of the books longlisted for the 2015 John Leonard Prize were written by women.. Alex. Shephard. 2015-12-31. The New Republic. en-us. 2019-10-31.
8. Web site: National Book Critics Circle: Final Round of John Leonard Award Voting Begins - Critical Mass Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20191031134610/http://blog.bookcritics.org/blog/archive/final-round-of-john-leonard-award-voting-begins. dead. October 31, 2019. Jane. Ciabattari . blog.bookcritics.org. 2015-12-31. 2019-10-31.
9. Web site: Julie Iromuanya. CultureStrike. en. 2019-10-31.